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Covey, Lauren; Gabriele, Alison; Fiorentino, Robert – Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, 2018
This study investigates L2 learners' ability to use morphosyntactic gender as a predictive cue during the processing of Hindi agreement dependencies. Nine L2 learners of low-intermediate proficiency and nine highly proficient multilingual speakers who consider Hindi one of their dominant languages were tested using a speeded picture-selection…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Second Language Learning, Morphology (Languages), Syntax
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Andreu, Llorenc – Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, 2011
Despite the problems found in relation to verbs, to date there have been few studies on the online processing of verb argument structure in children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI). This work explores the role of verb semantics and specifically verb argument structure in language comprehension and language production. To carry out the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Sentences, Semantics, Verbs